Compare 1577 edition: 1 The inuasion then of the Englishmen being signi|fied to them of the countrie aforehand, they asked counsell of the legat what he thought best to be doone in that matter; who streightwaies told them, that they ought to fight in defense of their countrie, and at their setting forward, he gaue them his benedicti|on in waie of their good speed. But they comming (as ye haue heard) to encounter with the Englishmen, were put to flight, and beaten backe into the citie, which was herewith also woone by the Englishmen, so that the Romane legat was glad to get him into the church for his more safegard, and like a wise fel|low had prouided afore hand for such haps if they chanced, hauing there with him the king of Eng|lands letters directed to the capteins in Ireland in the legats fauour,The legat holdeth a councell at Dublin. so that by the assistance and autho|ritie of the same, he went to Dublin, and there (in the name of the pope and the king of England) held a councell.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But when he began to practise, after the manner of legats in those daies, somewhat largelie for his owne aduantage, in the churches of that simple rude countrie, the English capteins commanded him ei|ther to depart, or else to go foorth to the wars with them: whervpon he returned into Scotland, hauing his bags well stuffed with Irish gold, for the which it seemed he greatlie thirsted.
¶ Where we haue to note the drift of the pope and all popelings to be far otherwise than they pretend. For who (vnlesse he will be wilfullie ignorant) know|eth not, that he and his neuer attempt any thing, but the same beareth the hew and colour of holinesse and honestie? Hereto tend the sendings out of his legats and cardinals to make pacifications, to redresse dis|orders, to appease tumults, & I wot not what infinit enormities (for he must haue his ore in euerie mans bote, his spoone in euerie mans dish, and his fingers in euerie mans pursse) but the end and scope of all his dooings consisteth in this; namelie, to set himselfe aboue all souereigntie, to purchase and assure to him|selfe an absolute and supereminent iurisdiction, to rob christian kingdomes, to impouerish churches, chapels, and religious places. Our chronicles are full of these his pranks, and here we haue one practi|sed by a lim of his, who (as you sée) verie impudentlie and licentiouslie preied vpon the church-goods, and conuerted the same to his owne profit and commodi|tie: which he had if not trembled, yet blushed to doo, considering that the goods of the church are the trea|surie of Christ (or at leastwise ought to be) and that none ought to alienate or change the propertie of such goods, as the canon law hath prouided. Besides, the wretch ought to haue remembred that which euen the verie pagans did not forget; namelie,
Haud vllas portabis opes Acherontis ad vnd [...]s,P [...]p. lib. 3Nudus ad infernas stulte vehere rates.